Stock-supporter.



No. 804,529. PATENTED NOV. 14, 1905. M. B. FOSTER.

STOCK SUPPORTER.

APPLICATION FILED APR.18, 1905.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 14, 1905.

Application filed April 18, 1905. Serial No. 256,260.

To all 'IUZ'I/OIII/ it Duty concern:

Be it known that I lVlINNA B. Fos'rnn, a citizen of the United States,residing at Sausalito, in the county of Marin and State of California,have invented new and useful Improvements in Stock-Supporters, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates to a device which is especially designed forsupporting stocks of soft material, such as are used by ladies forneckwear.

It consists in the combination of devices and in details-of constructionwhich will be more fully explained by reference to the accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure 1 shows my device assembled. Fig. 2 is anenlarged view of the pin. Fig. 3 is an enlarged view of the supportingmember.

It is at present customary with ladies to wear high stocks made ofvarious soft and flexible material, and it is difficult to maintain suchstocks in their proper position and to prevent them from becomingcompressed, wrinkled, and folded down, so as to lose the desired shape.

It is the object of my invention to provide a device by which the stockmay always be maintained in its proper position and present a smooth andsymmetrical appearance.

My device consists of a stem or shank A, which may be made preferably oflight metal and of any suitable or desired shape in crosssection, suchas rectangular, round, or oval. The length of this shank isapproximately equal to the width of the stock to which it is to beapplied. Upon opposite ends of the shank are fitted transverse tubularbars, as at 2, and through these bars pins 3 are fitted to slide, sothat the point of the pin will just project through one end of the part2. The opposite end of the pin is continued and curved, as shown at 4.Thence a substantially straight portion, as 5, extends across and iscurved again, as shown at 6, so as to present an end 7, which willoverlap the point of the pin 3. This end 7 has its inner surfaceconcaved, so as to make a socket into which the point of the pin 3 maybe inserted, and the elasticity of the wire of which the pin is made issuflicient to retain the point in this socket.

The application of the device will be as follows: Hold the part A in thedesired position inside the stock. Pass the pin through the material,then through the tube 2, and again through the material, so that itspoint is in ameter than the portion of the pin which passes throughthem.

In order to prevent the ends of the tubes 2 from being also pushedthrough the material on account of their small size, I have showntransverse extensions 8. These extensions are preferably made verticallyand need not appear upon the sides of the tubes 2, the device appearingsomewhat in the form of the letter T, and these ends are of suflicientlength to form a stop and prevent this portion from being forced throughthe soft material. Thus the whole of the portion A and the tubes 2 willbe concealed on the inner side of the stock, and only a small portion ofthe shanks 5 of the pin need to appear on the outside, or if thematerial have more than one thickness or fold the whole of the pins canbe. concealed between the folds.

As many of these supports may be employed as found desirable. Thus oneupon each side of the front central portion of the stock and at a shortdistance therefrom will be ordinarily suflicient to maintain it indesired position; but it will be evident that any required number of thedevices may be en ployed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

l. A stock-support consisting of a vertical bar having transversetubular ends and pins adapted to engage with the material of the stockand interlock with said ends.

2. In a stock-support, a vertical bar transverse tubular ends, pinsadapted to pass through the said tubular ends, said pins having theshanks curved so that the opposite ends of the shanks overlap thepin-points, and said ends having concavities with which the pin-pointsmay be engaged.

3. In a stock-support, a rigid bar having transversetubular ends, saidends having extensions or enlargementspins slidable through 1 my hand inpresence of two subscribing Witthe tubes with the points progectlng, thenesses.

shanks of said pins being bent to return T T across and exterior to thetubes, and being MIBBA FOSTER 5 again bent and having concevities Withwhich Witnesses: V

the points of the pins may be engaged. S. H. NOURSE,

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set JESSIE O. BRODIE.

